n. [ Optic + -graph: cf. F. opticographe. See Optic, a. ] A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. épigraphe. See Epigram. ]
n. The science or study of epigraphs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them. [ 1913 Webster ]